In his first major comments since threatening to ban news in September, Facebook's local boss has doubled down on his criticism of new Australian laws.

In these parts, apples in December are a gas.

During his time in prison, a notebook has been found in the murderer's cell, in which he wrote he would love to kill his own mother.

Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett is back in the club's leadership group after a one-year hiatus, becoming one of three vice-captains to Dyson Heppell.

The Prime Minister has fended off calls to phase out fossil fuels but he ruled out government subsidies for coal mines.

China’s highest-profile entrepreneur has ended his absence from public view that prompted speculation about the future of the e-commerce billionaire and his Alibaba Group.

Entering her fifth year as Premier having narrowly survived an ICAC scandal, Gladys Berejiklian says she has no intention of leaving the top job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood slept in their own beds for the first time since mid-August while Test stars Nathan Lyon and Cameron Green will skip the BBL.

Australia's ambassador to the US during the Trump presidency writes that Joe Biden will be the change that Americans want and need.

Ms Kairouz is the most high-profile Labor figure to be issued with a show-cause notice by party elders after she was implicated in a branch-stacking scandal.

Darren Wick will serve nine months in community detention after pleading guilty to driving while more than four times the legal blood alcohol limit in October.

They are also 10 times more likely than non-indigenous children to be on a community-based supervision program in Victoria, new research shows.

"We've had people ring up and say they need their Bangarra fix," says artistic director Stephen Page. "They always feel it's good for the soul."

As the Trump-inspired terrorists invaded Congress, where my Johnny worked as a doctor, I couldn’t bear to look.

Joe Biden, the oldest of five children and the father of four is the patriarch of a clan with a tragic past and strong personalities.

With the reduced salary cap signed off on this week, the ARLC boss is turning his focus to a review of the Rugby League Accredited Player Agent Scheme.

Delivered as he was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, these were the words that heralded Donald Trump's time in the Oval Office.

Two of the country’s biggest mortgage brokers have experienced a surge in loan applications from first home buyers.

Respected development coach Brendan McCartney says the AFL must focus on improving the way players contest for the football

Three of US-President elect Joe Biden's top officials threatened further action against China over human rights abuses, as UK MPs call for China trade bans.

Approaching the three-year mark of his reign, the Australian coach may well be closer to the end of the road than he is the start.

There'll be inter-school sports, choirs and camps, while parents – including those of Victoria's 84,000 new preps – will be allowed inside the school gates.

Paine's shortcomings against India, from his uncharacteristic wicketkeeping mistakes to his on-field behaviour and direction of the team, have highlighted the urgency of Australia having a succession plan.

The driver of a white van tried to flee police who had their weapons drawn on him after he failed to stop in Bankstown.

Three guns, ammunition, batons, knuckledusters, a slingshot and a pair of nunchucks were allegedly found at the Logan home.

Tennis Australia has conceded Craig Tiley spoke in error when he said the Victorian government would be subsidising hotel quarantine for Australian Open participants.

Lawyers for the 59-year-old British socialite said the details could damage her chance at a fair trial on charges of recruiting underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.

A magistrate has ruled the seriousness of alleged offending around the death of a seven-year-old boy means the case should be heard by a County Court judge.

Keen travellers have snapped up 40,000 regional travel vouchers issued by the Victorian government within half an hour of them being released.

The US President has granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70, but not Julian Assange, Trump's family members or himself.

Scott Douglas Bartkowski responded and went to meet the fictitious mother and daughter near the Sofitel Hotel on the Gold Coast.

Tennis officials have defended the "preferential treatment" given to an elite group of players quarantining in Adelaide instead of Melbourne because of their standing in the game.

Two chefs will grow all their own food, from yabbies to honey, for three months as they take up residence in a $650,000 privately funded eco home at Federation Square.

After track renovations, Tamworth has roared back with an outstanding showcase meeting.

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on an eight-race card.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

The pressure on intensive care units has eased somewhat, but virologists, pointing to the situation in Britain, warn new variants could undo all progress.

The 15-year-old's body was pulled from the water at Kentlyn Basin along the Georges River near Campbelltown just after 5pm.

Paul Mander taught eight magpies to perform sometimes complex tasks for the film Penguin Bloom.

Victorians have been warned to stay safe over the Australia Day long weekend as temperatures soar and the state marks its worst summer drowning toll on record.

The first time the modem blew, Cathy Hamilton took her modem from home to work - much to the annoyance of her family. Another time, she borrowed a friend's.

Newly digitised police records lay out the paper trails of sightings, and the questions they sparked, spanning decades and thousands of kilometres across the state.

Dozens of refugees who have detained for more than a year in Melbourne hotels and a detention centre have been granted temporary bridging visas by the federal government.

Since becoming one of the world's first destinations to open up for tourism, the city has promoted itself as the ideal pandemic vacation spot.

Outgoing AFL Coaches Association CEO Mark Brayshaw has given three months notice in a shock move that will cause the organisation to redefine its role in the football landscape.

A class action is being launched against Queensland's two state-owned power companies for alleged price gouging practices on behalf of 47,000 households and businesses.

A police officer pulled the knife from the man's chest and handcuffed him before paramedics arrived.

John Clare wrote extensively on jazz for the Herald.

As the dust settles on a series loss to India at home, the Australian men's team faces plenty of questions. From captaincy to the bowling ranks and more, we take a look at them.

The pair booked a holiday they saw on Travel Guides – then had to cancel after getting a job on the show.